‘Mariya . . . akhambatetekera bzomwe [Jezu] akhalewa. Tsono Marta akhatanganidwa na basa lizinji.’​—LU. 10:39, 40.

² Jezu akhandofuna lini Marta thangwe ra kukhala munthu wakudziwa kutambira alendo na wakulimbika pa basa. Iye akhamufuna maka-maka thangwe ra kukhala munthu wauzimu. Iye akhali mkazi omwe akhakhulupira bzomwe Jezu akhapfunzisa. Marta akhakhulupira na mtima wense kuti Jezu akhali Mesiya wakupiciridwa. (Ju. 11:21-27) Pa nthawe inango yomwe Jezu akhawazungira kumui kwawo, Marta adauza Jezu kuti alungamize cinthu comwe iye akhayesa kuti cikhali cakuphonyeka. Marta adati: ‘Kodi, Mbuya, munkulekerera m’bale wanguyu kundisiya ndiciphata basali ndekha? Muuzeni kuti adzandithandizembo.’ (Werengani Luka 10:38-42.) Kodi tingapfunze ciyani na nkhaniyi?

⁴ Tsono Marta akhatanganidwa na basa lakukonza cakudya cakupambulika na kukonzekerambo bzinthu bzinango kuti Jezu adekedwe. Tsono basa lensero likhamupasa thupo lakusaya kufunika, ndipo iye adakalipa na Mariya. Jezu adawona kuti Marta akhayezera kukonza bzinthu bzizinji, tenepo iye adamuuza mu njira yabwino kuti: ‘Marta, Marta, unkucita thupo na kutanganidwa na bzinthu bzizinji kwene-kwene.’ Ndipo patsogolo pace, adamuuza kuti mbale ibodzi yokha ya cakudya ingadakwanira. Ndipo Jezu adabvekesa padeca kwa Mariya kuti iye akhacita lini cinthu cakuphonyeka, mwa kulewa kuti: ‘Ku mbali yace, Mariya wasankhula cinthu cabwino kwene-kwene, ndipo an’dzatengeredwa lini cinthu cimweci.’ Mariya angadayebwa mwakamfulumize bzomwe adadya pa nsiku imweyire, tsono iye angadayebwa lini na pang’onopo bzinthu bzomwe Jezu adalewa pabodzi na cakudya cauzimu comwe adatambira thangwe ra kutetekera Jezu na tceru lense. Pambuyo pa magole 60, mpostolo Juwau adanemba kuti: ‘Jezu akhafuna Marta, na m’bale wace Mariya.’ (Ju. 11:5) Mafala yakutsogoledwa na Mulunguya, yambalatiziratu padeca kuti Marta adakoya mu mtima malango ya lufoyi ya Jezu yale, ndipo adalimbikira kutumikira Yahova mwakukhulupirika pa moyo wace wense.